Religious people are more depressed

[faethor]

http://journals.cambridge.org/actio...6658&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S0033291712003066 -- the 7 year study of over 8K people showed during this time 10.5% of Christians became depressed. This is much higher than the 7% of atheists, during that same time.

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

When atheists fail it means they have work to do. When Christians fail it means that Jesus doesn't like them. It's bad to take the Universe personally.

 

[metalman]

When atheists fail it means they have work to do.

suicide

the epidemiology of suicide

 

[cecilia]

http://journals.cambridge.org/actio...6658&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S0033291712003066-- the 7 year study of over 8K people showed during this time 10.5% of Christians became depressed. This is much higher than the 7% of atheists, during that same time.

what it really says:

There was no evidence of religion acting as a buffer to prevent depression after a serious life event.

what should be studied is: does religion attract people who are more likely to be depressed?

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

suicide

the epidemiology of suicide

Interesting. So it looks like we SHOULD be supporting the disciples of bin Laden not only in Syria, but everywhere since Islam has the lowest suicide rate (one wonders whether that applies also to bombers).

 

[cecilia]

http://arstechnica.com/science/2013...e-correlation-between-intelligence-and-faith/

this is an interesting article.

What makes these results remarkable is not just that these gifted folks were less religious, something that is seen among elite scientists as well, but that 60 percent of the Termites reported receiving “very strict” or “considerable” religious training while 33 percent received little training. Thus, almost all of the gifted Termites grew up to be less religious.

since many of the atheists I know grew up with religious families and school it seems to make sense.
ie, when people such as myself as exposed to religion we can see how irrational it is.

The most common explanation is that intelligent people don’t like to accept any beliefs that are not subject to empirical tests or logical reasoning. Zuckerman writes in the review that intelligent people may think more analytically, which is “controlled, systematic, and slow”, as opposed to intuitively, which is “heuristic-based, mostly non-conscious, and fast." That analytical thinking leads to lower religiosity.

and there's more stuff below this...but I'll leave others to discover.

 

[metalman]

Interesting. So it looks like we SHOULD be supporting the disciples of bin Laden not only in Syria, but everywhere since Islam has the lowest suicide rate (one wonders whether that applies also to bombers).

In Islam they're a Shaheed, "one who dies in testament of their faith, a martyr", they get an automatic ticket to Jannah and 72 virgins

A Shaheed is not classified as a suicide under Islamic Law